Posted by SLS on October 18, 2015, at 8:13:59
In reply to Re: @SLS does diagnosis matter that much?, posted by Lamdage22 on October 18, 2015, at 3:38:14
> I think i an "unique".
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> Idk how much sense it makes to put people into those categories. They dont always fit.I agree. They don't always fit into a simple rigid diagnostic structure as is depicted in the DSM III and DSM IV. However, the DSM 5 uses "dimensions" of symptoms as "qualifiers" for various mental conditions (biological or psychological or both). Some doctors still call for a bipolar spectrum as depicted by Hagop Akiskal.
I am unique, too. Each brain is unique. As I said, though, diagnosis can help as a guide to treatment direction rather than produce a certain forecast as to what treatment will provide an improvement.
I'm sure you know what helps and hurts you, but you are obviously still looking for something that will produce a full remission or something that approximates it. Keeping an open mind might help you reach your goals.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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